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34: 110351 10300 12 Balk Rale Mailiag Permit No. 4 Carrier Sorted Chappaqua, N.Y. 1*514 CHAPPAQUA LIBRARY 195 S GREELEY AVE m CHAPPAQUA , NY 10514 ^ Chappaqua journal Serving the Town of New Castle VOLUME 1, Nos. 45&46 Chappaqua, N.Y., Thursday, July 2 & 9,1981 Town Board report Board proposes amendment to garbage ordinance to prevent public use of merchants' dumpsters Wine and cheese party, given by Stephen and Beverly Russo for their friend Kipper the goat, also featured flowers for the guest of honor. Photo by Adam Glassman Victory party held for Kipper after Appellate Court rules \Law Vindicates Kipper!\ bleated the invitations for the Saturday, June 28 wine and cheese party, given by his friends Stephan and Beverly Russo, after the Appellate Court upheld the State Supreme Court in rejecting a decision by the New Castle Zoning Board, that he was \not a customary house hold pet*' and therefore could not remain in his backyard pen, at their Ridge Rd. home. State Supreme Court Justice Joseph Gagliardi had ruled that the Zoning Board \acted in an arbitrary and capricious fashion. ' y The Appellate Court verdict was-announced on May 11: the invitations were sent out to Kipper's supporters after the please turn to page 6 by Eric Thoroman A proposed amendment to the local garbage law. requiring stricter maintenance of dumps ters, was discussed by officials, residents, and merchants at the June 23 Town Board meeting. The hearing was adjourned for two weeks. Supervisor Charles Banks said he would like to get the new law through as soon as possible. \The dumpsters have long been a problem in Town. They're a real eyesore in some areas.\ Working with resident Cecelia Grafflin and the Environmental Control Commission, the Town Board drafted amendments that would make it illegal to put gar bage in another person's bin. It would also require dumpster owners to secure their bins. \What we're concerned with now,\ the Supervisor said, \is to make sure (the dumpsters do not) overflow and to prevent unauthorized use.\ Enclosures Board member Tom McCann suggested an even tougher new ordinance that would require some dumpsters to be enclosed. \There are some commercial parcels where the dumpsters work well and are unobtrusive, but for others, it's the reverse. He proposed the -merchants be required to enclose the dumps ters, unless the Planning Board agrees that they don't have to. please turn to page 3 Red tape cut from group homes after Town meets with State by Eric Thoroman Bureaucratic red tape: The New Castle Town Board and the Group Home Site Selection Committee seemed to feel en tangled in it, at a special meeting on June 24 with State officials, to improve the process for-selec tion of group homes. By the end of the meeting, the Town and the State had informally agreed on a new procedure that cuts some of the red tape, and improves the chancethat a proposed home will actually be purchased by the State. The Town Board members please turn to page 2 Class of 78 allowed beer at Gedney Park reunion by Eric Thoroman TheJHtorace.Greeiey Class Of 78 will be allowed to refresli'itsetf with beer at the July 12 Sunday afternoon reunion at Gedney Park, the Town Board voted at its June .23 meeting. More host families needed Chappaqua summer scholarship program for inner city youngsters illuminating for hosts and visitors by Nancy McCann. While most high school students look forward to shelving scholas tic responsibilities during the summer, 16 students from the South Bronx will spend six weeks cracking the booksat Horace Greeley High School. The tee nagers from seven intermediate and junior high schools in the South Bronx, participants in the Chappaqua Summer Scholar ship Program. Recommended for the pro gram by their guidance counse lors and teachers, they will spend six weeks of their vacation taking two academic courses and one elective. But, academic enrichment is only one dimen sion of their summer in Chappa qua. By living with a family and participating in local activities, t he young people will experience \sharing the life of a family in a surburban community,\ said CSSP Chairwoman Edie Hartmann. \Soul Searching\ CSSP was started 14 years ago by residents interested in \shar ing the resources\ of the town. ' 'A lot of soul searching was done after the Kennedy and King assassinations and Watts riots,\ explained Mrs. Hartmann. The \outreach program\ was founded to help \rectify the situation.'' Although the program, which began with volunteer teachers from the community, as evolved over the years, its goal of provid ing a means for inner city youngsters to achieve more has remained unchanged. Participating in the program is not easy. This year, the CSSP board selected nine new students entering the ninth grde from 18 candidates. They were chosen on the basis of their academic record, test scores, recommen dations and a personal interview with the board. Because the program runs for three consecu tive summers, it is a serious commitment for the young peo ple to make. \They are a super please turn to page 6 Parks Superintendent Martin Mucher said-he wais not inSavor of \allowing* the : drinking in the park, unless \someone else (i.e. someone older) is there who is responsible.\ Chapter 97 of the Local Ordi nance, prohibits alcoholic bever ages in the parks, but the Board has granted temporary exemp tions, most recently to the Class of '61 for its 20th reunion. \The only difference is age,\ Board member Eric Nicolaysen said. \I am hesitant,\ Mr. Mucher said, because the party might be \putting the Town at liability.\ Supervisor Charles Banks dis approved of the id^ without a chaperc ,„ there will be over 21. r Board member Patrice iviei- hon noted the legal drinking age was 18, so \why discriminate?\ \You don't have to,\ Mr. Banks said. \F11 vote against it.\ Mr. Mucher recommended that the party be allowed, but without alcohol. Class member vows responsibility Jeff Poritzky, a member of the Class of '78, said he had spoken with the class advisor, about please turn to page 6 John Ahlin's play presented by Saw Mill Theater by Jackie Friedlander Queen Elizabeth, of course. Mary of Scotland, certainly. It's easy to understand why someone would write a play about these famous and fascinating figures from the Elizabeth Era-but why a play about Will Kemp, the clown with Shakespeare's acting company? That was the question for John Ahlin, who. with his partner, mm Rec Superintendent Mucher resigns by Eric Thoroman The resignation of Martin Mucher, Superintendent of the New Castle Recreation and Parks Dept., was approved by the Town Board at its Tuesday, June 23 meeting. New Castle Supervisor Cha- Tles Banks said that working with the Recreation Dept. and ZONING BOARD REPORT The New Castle Zoning Board of Appeals met on Wednesday night, June 24, with all members present. Gary Giscombe of Haights Cross Road received a variance in side'yard setback to build a tennis court on his property. M. E. Hartzler of Orchard Lane received a rear yard setback variance to build a woodshed in his back yard. Stephen Killorin, Ridge Road, please turn to page 8 Mr. Mucher was \one of the nicest parts of my job here.\ To Mr. Mucher, he said, \the whole recreation industry is the poorer for your leaving.\ Mr. Mucher said Friday that he and his family were moving to Western New York and that he was leaving recreation to work with his brother in construction. Other town officials praised Mr. Mucher: \You have a facil ity for drawing the community into (the Department's) work,\ said Councilman Tom McCann. And Town Engineer Irma Baron: \Everyone on the staff, includ ing myself, will miss you, Marty.\ please turn to page 8 John Ahlin. writer and actor Dan Roentsch, wrote \Will Kemp,\ an original play with music at the Saw Mill Summer Theatre, running July 30 to August 9, at the same time as the Saw Mill's production of \Pip pin\ a Broadway musical hit. The Saw Mill's last original show was \Kipling Story Theater,\ three years ago. \But I had worked with them for seven years,'' John explains, \so they trusted me,'' when he asked to have his new play produced. His writing had started with his original sketches for \Spring Finale '74\ at Horace Greeley High School, where he also played Bottom, the clown in \A Midsummer Night's Dream.\ please turn to page 7 Norman Marten, running for Town Board, resigns group home committee by Eric Thoroman Norman (Tad) Marten, chair man of the Group Home Site Selection Committee (GHSSC) submitted his resignation to the Town Board at its June 23 meet ing. Mr. Marten announced in June that he is running as a Republican for a seat on the Town Board. The Republicans and Demo crats on the Town Board took the opportunity to speculate about who was going to come out on top in this fall's elections. \I move we accept the resig nation of Tad Marten, with please turn to page 5
